Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Myanmar
Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 28.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Myanmar, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Myanmar stood at 28.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Myanmar peaked at 62.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2022.
Myanmar ranks 76th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.5% | — |
| 2001 | 52.6% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 55.9% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 61.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 61.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 61.3% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 58.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 28.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.8% | 50.5% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 34.8% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 24.8% | 29.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 153,660 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 25,434 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,947 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,156 (2018)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.19 million (2018)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.30 million (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1014 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Myanmar?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Myanmar was 28.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2022.
- How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Myanmar ranks 76th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release